Project Gutenberg 2016-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 128 Lassila, Maiju 1868 1918 Untola, Algoth Rantamala, Irmari Tietäväinen, Algoth Tietavainen, Algoth Vatanen, J. I. Martva III Produced by Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen "Martva III" by Maiju Lassila is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Martva, a young woman navigating the complexities of love and societal expectations, as her relationship with Oolavi develops amid the lavish yet seemingly hollow world of the elite. The narrative explores themes of innocence, desire, and the duality of beauty and moral dilemmas. The opening of the book presents a grand charity ball attended by the upper class, highlighting the stark contrast between their extravagance and the suffering of the less fortunate, whom they claim to support. At this event, we meet Martva, who, with the guidance of her companion Miss Chamfort, is adapting to this new world. Her budding romance with Oolavi is portrayed through their dance, embodying youthful innocence and joy, yet setting the stage for future trials as darker themes of jealousy and ambition emerge. The atmosphere is richly described, inviting readers into a world where love and societal pressures intertwine, foreshadowing the emotional conflicts to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 45.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Finnish fiction -- 20th century PH Text Category: Novels 544078 2025-07-21T06:22:20.815487 text/html 543913 543828 2024-10-22T04:29:07.218663 2023-09-22T15:34:38.055439 text/html text/html 260683 2025-07-21T06:22:28.644464 application/epub+zip 267932 2025-07-21T06:22:22.713496 application/epub+zip 267933 2025-07-21T06:22:21.555481 application/epub+zip 467161 2025-07-21T06:22:32.763447 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 440311 2025-07-21T06:22:27.861451 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 408489 2022-09-24T00:09:08.402126 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 479713 2025-07-21T06:22:20.365473 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 460071 2024-10-23T00:55:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16914 2025-07-21T06:22:32.888409 application/rdf+xml 11988 2025-07-21T06:22:22.030463 image/jpeg 3083 2025-07-21T06:22:21.793465 image/jpeg 260004 2025-07-21T06:22:20.856501 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fi.wikipedia